_Heart。_Accordingly，Sir，thisacquaintancewasnottheconsequenceofmydoings。Itwasoneofyourprojectswhichthrewusinthewayofit。Itwasyou，remember，¬I，whodesiredthemeetingatLegrand&Molinos。Inevertroublemyselfwithdomesnorarches。TheHalleauxbledsmighthaverotteddownbeforeIshouldhavegonetoseeit。Butyou，forsooth，whoareeternallygettingustosleepwithyourdiagrams&crotchets，mustgo&examinethiswonderfulpieceofarchitecture。Andwhenyouhadseenit，oh！itwasthemostsuperbthingonearth！WhatyouhadseentherewasworthallyouhadyetseeninParis！Ithoughtsotoo。ButImeantitofthelady&gentlemantowhomwehadbeenpresented；¬ofaparcelofsticks&chipsputtogetherinpens。Youthen，Sir，¬I，havebeenthecauseofthepresentdistress。
_Head。_Itwouldhavebeenhappyforyouifmydiagrams&
crotchetshadgottenyoutosleeponthatday，asyouarepleasedtosaytheyeternallydo。MyvisittoLegrand&Molinoshadpublicutilityforit’sobject。AmarketistobebuiltinRichmond。WhatacommodiousplanisthatofLegrand&Molinos；especiallyifweputonitthenobledomeoftheHalleauxbleds。IfsuchabridgeastheysheweduscanbethrownacrosstheSchuylkillatPhiladelphia，thefloatingbridgestakenup&thenavigationofthatriveropened，whatacopiousresourcewillbeadded，ofwood&provisions，towarm&feedthepoorofthatcity?WhileIwasoccupiedwiththeseobjects，youweredilatingwithyournewacquaintances，&contrivinghowtopreventaseparationfromthem。Everysoulofyouhadanengagementfortheday。Yetalltheseweretobesacrificed，thatyoumightdinetogether。Lyingmessengersweretobedespatchedintoeveryquarterofthecity，withapologiesforyourbreachofengagement。YouparticularlyhadtheeffronterytosendwordtotheDutchessDanvillethat，onthemomentweweresettingouttodinewithher，despatchescametohandwhichrequiredimmediateattention。
Youwantedmetoinventamoreingeniousexcuse；butIknewyouweregettingintoascrape，&Iwouldhavenothingtodowithit。Well，afterdinnertoSt。Cloud，fromSt。CloudtoRuggieri’s，fromRuggieritoKrumfoltz，&ifthedayhadbeenaslongasaLaplandsummerday，youwouldstillhavecontrivedmeansamongyoutohavefilledit。
_Heart。_Oh！mydearfriend，howyouhaverevivedmebyrecallingtomymindthetransactionsofthatday！HowwellI